straight
383
4.6
- adjective
- /streɪt/
:
heterosexual
- Is it strange for a straight man to show affection towards another male friend?
- gay and straight
- heterosexual or straight
- straight men
Is it weird for straight men to have a cat?
- Is it weird for straight men to have a cat?
- She bought us little buttons that said straight, but not narrow minded.
- I think you look suspicious see look I'm straight anyways.
- And this started when I was a straight male escort back in Australia.
- Unless, unless Noah isn't straight, which he clearly is because they're dating.
- No, they're straight, but they're they're so sweet.
- All right, that's pick up the straight man again.
Examples
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I don't think any less of you for being straight.
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Straight people are boring and unrelatable.
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Is it weird for straight men to have a cat?
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But the black guy is straight, right?
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But let's get something straight.
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Marsha remarked, "I think that, also, a lot of the straight people here actually have open minds."
Academic text (2006) -
Only subjects who identified as gay, lesbian, homosexual, or straight, heterosexual were enrolled in the study.
Academic text (2000) -
Quinn is straight.
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Many people assume that all straight men prefer dating women exclusively.
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The documentary features interviews with various straight men discussing their experiences in relationships.
Synonyms
18
3.4
A person who is attracted to people of the opposite sex
16
2.0
A person who is attracted to people of the opposite sex
9
7.4
Sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex
1
2.9
A person who is sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex
Antonyms
Idioms
6
7.0
To not be able to think clearly because you are very tired, angry, or confused
- Informal
1
7.4
In a direct and honest way without hiding feelings or opinions
- Informal
To keep your face looking serious and not show you are laughing
Focus immediately on the most important information without extra details
- Informal
Looks exactly like the kind of person chosen to play a role in a film or show
Compounds
15
7.5
A performer who plays a serious role in a comedy to make the other person's jokes funnier
- Jargon
1
8.0
A woman who plays the serious partner in a comedy duo and gives lines to the funny performer
- Jargon
1
5.8
A poker game where each player gets five face down cards and cannot take any new ones
- Specialized
A structure with a straight horizontal top made of stones cut like wedges that support each other
- Specialized
A drill bit with straight grooves along its length that remove small rock pieces
- Jargon
A position on rings or parallel bars with the body straight and arms at the sides
- Specialized
A life insurance plan with the same yearly payment you make that covers you for your whole life
- Specialized
A large vein in the outer covering of the brain that carries blood from deep brain veins
- Specialized
An attack in fencing where you lunge forward, keeping your back leg straight and your sword arm outstretched
- Specialized
In American football, pushing a defender away by holding the arm straight
- Informal
A check to see if you can keep a serious face when something is funny
- Specialized
A tool with straight grooves that help remove dust and chips while making holes in hard rock or masonry
- Informal
Direct and honest in speech that does not hide what you think
- Specialized
A way of charging the same cost each year for an asset that loses value
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember straight meaning 'heterosexual' is to think of it as 'not turning away' from the opposite sex; this modern sense grew from the older idea of being direct or not deviating.